kingfox

Knew we’d be after him, but thank fvck for that.

Think you’ve just described Oli McBurnie.

Good looking striker. Was very prolific at Man City away if I recall

You look at that profile of player though and the question will always come back to, how much will they actually cost? I’ll use three strikers with attributes that I think we need as examples, Evann Guessand, Ricardo Pepi and Vladyslav Vanat, but like Emmanuel Latte Lath, they’ll probably all fit in the £20 million bracket. Then you come to the pool of players like Richard Kone and I’ll throw Stefanos Tzimas in there as an example. Tzimas would cost way more than Richard Kone, but very much like Kone, you’d be asking a very inexperienced striker at top level to bail you out of a shit situation. We need a striker with pace, who can drop deep and link play, but who is there that would fit the £5-10 million price bracket that is more ready right now? You’ll be left scratching your head. Maybe Chuba Akpom is a more understandable solution after all.

What type of player is the answer right now then Finners?

I kind of share the same sentiment Ric and definitely understand where you’re coming from with this view. I’m not totally against Akpom for one particular reason, because he has certain attributes that we really need from a striker right now, link up play in particular which he was getting praised for at Boro. Yes January is a difficult window, you look around the likes of Ligue 1, Bundesliga, Serie A, La Liga, Eredivisie. The strikers that aren’t currently getting any game time is unsurprisingly not a very appealing list. You’ve mentioned both Andre Silva and Luka Jovic in recent weeks, but very much like Akpom, they come with one big question mark of whether they can rediscover some form. Personally though like yourself, I’d much prefer a permanent and long term solution, especially if we do go down and are hit with an embargo. At least then we’ll have someone ready, especially if the likes of Vardy and Daka depart in the summer. The tricky thing is though, who on earth do you get in this window for a low fee? Clubs aren’t going to want to sell their starting strikers, even look at Middlesbrough for example and Emmanuel Latte Lath, they want about £20 million for him. For this particular time with the situation we find ourselves in, is a gamble on Richard Kone for example better than Chuba Akpom on a loan deal? Long term yes, short term maybe not. I’m so conflicted

I won’t be sharing any negativity in this thread

Thought we may have signed him in the summer tbf. He was quality in the Championship for Middlesbrough in the 22/23 season. Even last season for Ajax despite not being a regular starter, his underlying goalscoring data was some of the best in the Eredivisie. Has dropped off again this season though, while throughout his career you never really knew what to expect from him, a lot of ups and downs. Wouldn’t be surprised if he does sign as he has certain attributes that I think we need, but can understand why fans would be underwhelmed by him.

Things will ramp up tomorrow when Tier 4 merchant John Percy drops his bomb stating that Oli McBurnie will be signing on loan.

Exactly the type of profile of player we are in desperate need for tbf. A winger/striker with pace, 1 vs 1 ability and ball-carrying ability 👍🏻

Looking forward to a deadline day trio of… Matt Targett - Permanent Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain - Loan Oli McBurnie - Loan

Peterborough as usual have a plethora of young players, but I think Ric will agree with me that Kwame Poku is the one with the highest ceiling at Peterborough atm. Currently injured though, but his contract expires in the summer.

Isn’t Oxlade-Chamberlain more of a central midfielder nowadays 🤔

Richard Kone or Hamza Igamane as new striker please.

Was loving him in the 22/23 season where he was looking like the real deal, last season he got wrecked by a long term injury, but seems to have found his feet again this season. Gerrimin!

The main reason for me is just the fact we are crying out for something different. I wouldn’t say we need a full on big lump of a target man, but I feel we need someone in the same mould as what Liam Delap gives to Ipswich. Someone capable of mixing it physically, but is also able to attack with pace, carry the ball and get us up the pitch. It’s why I’ve been so high on the likes of Evann Guessand and Fotis Ioannidis, their profiles are exactly what we are missing up front imo, just a shame Guessand will probably cost too much, and Ioannidis has forgot how to score

Pace is the missing ingredient. A LCB with pace A winger with pace A striker with pace Bring those types of players in, then our chances of staying up will skyrocket.

I knew what he was capable of offensively, but it’s his work out of possession that has impressed me the most, he is the definition of a workaholic. He is the most enjoyable player to watch at Leicester City right now.

Now we’ve handed ourselves an unlikely lifeline, Ruud must be backed this week, add a bit more pace to this team, then we’ll have a decent chance of staying up.

Enjoy your relegation Spurs, we are staying up!!!

As that bald nonce famously said “I’m panicking”.